The Washington Center for Nursing and the Washington Health Foundation have worked together on a range of issues, most recently WHF’s “Healthiest State in the Nation” campaign. With a long list of other participants including AARP Washington, multiple health systems and medical centers, labor leaders and many other groups, the Washington Action Coalition is well-positioned to drive change in the state.

To ensure that 80 percent of registered nurses have a baccalaureate degree by 2020, the Action Coalition will continue efforts to develop an integrated basic nursing education curriculum, a potential single application portal and seamless progression to BSN. The coalition will also work with the Governor’s Task Force on Diversity, a group convened to address diversity in health care, to ensure that nurses and the nursing profession play a role in the Task Force’s work.